title: [Embryonic stem cell research in Brazil and the (un)constitutionality of article 5 of the biosafety act (Part I)].
abstract: The Brazilian Law on Biosafety was approved on March 2005. Subsequently, in May of this same year, the Attorney General of the Republic filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutional grounds of article 5 of the aforementioned Law. This article allows the use of embryonic stem cells in research and therapies obtained from surplus human embryos from techniques of in vitro fertilisations.
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Freire
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: de Sá
authors.forename: Bruno Torquato
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: de Oliveiro Naves
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001938:Brazil; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*